On This Day

Friday, September 13, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 52 .631 --
White Sox 82 57 .590 6.0
Red Sox 75 65 .536 13.5
Tigers 72 67 .518 16.0
Indians 68 71 .489 20.0
Orioles 66 72 .478 21.5
Senators 53 87 .379 35.5
Athletics 52 86 .377 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 85 55 .607 --
Cardinals 80 60 .571 5.0
Dodgers 79 63 .556 7.0
Redlegs 72 68 .514 13.0
Phillies 70 72 .493 16.0
Giants 68 75 .476 18.5
Pirates 57 85 .401 29.0
Cubs 53 86 .381 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Williams 5
2 Bobby Avila 4
2 Bob Bowman 4
2 Willie Mays 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 2
2 Smoky Burgess 1
2 Joe Caffie 1
2 Hank Foiles 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 5
2 Granny Hamner 3
2 Ray Jablonski 3
2 Roy Sievers 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Billy Martin 1
1 Rip Repulski 1
1 Bob Skinner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Moe Drabowsky 1.14
2 Bob Smith 0.75
3 Don Drysdale 0.71
4 Jack Sanford 0.50
5 Don Elston 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 1
1 Jim Constable 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moe Drabowsky 8
2 Bob Smith 6
3 Don Drysdale 5
3 Don Elston 5
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .376
2 Mickey Mantle .370
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Willie Mays .336
5 Frank Robinson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Roy Sievers 38
3 Ernie Banks 37
3 Duke Snider 37
5 Mickey Mantle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 120
2 Roy Sievers 105
3 Stan Musial 97
4 Del Ennis 95
5 Jackie Jensen 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 37
2 Luis Aparicio 27
3 Jim Gilliam 24
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 Johnny Temple 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.38
2 Jim Bunning 2.41
3 Bobby Shantz 2.59
4 Johnny Podres 2.67
5 Tom Sturdivant 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 19
1 Warren Spahn 19
3 Jim Bunning 18
4 Jack Sanford 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 177
2 Jack Sanford 173
3 Dick Drott 161
4 Connie Johnson 158
5 Jim Bunning 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 17
1 Clem Labine 17
3 Ray Narleski 16
4 Marv Grissom 13
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .486
2 Richie Ashburn .423
3 Carl Furillo .419
4 Charlie Maxwell .419
5 Roy Sievers .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 7
2 Del Ennis 6
3 Wes Covington 5
3 Al Kaline 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 19
2 Wes Covington 18
3 Roy Sievers 16
4 Hank Aaron 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Don Blasingame 4
2 Jim Rivera 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Fischer 0.41
2 Brooks Lawrence 0.67
3 Dixie Howell 0.69
4 Jim Constable 0.71
5 Ed Roebuck 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moe Drabowsky 25
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 22
3 Don Drysdale 21
3 Connie Johnson 21
3 Jack Sanford 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
1 Marv Grissom 4
3 Lloyd Merritt 2
3 Billy Muffett 2
3 Ed Roebuck 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .405
2 Bob Hazle .381
3 Wally Moon .368
4 Willie Mays .365
5 Eddie Mathews .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 13
2 Al Kaline 10
3 Gil Hodges 9
3 Eddie Mathews 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 33
2 Al Kaline 30
3 Ernie Banks 28
4 Del Ennis 26
4 Gil Hodges 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Don Blasingame 7
3 Jim Gilliam 6
4 Willie Mays 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.81
2 Bob Smith 0.98
3 Ron Kline 1.48
4 Tom Sturdivant 1.60
5 Warren Spahn 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 7
2 Mike Garcia 6
2 Frank Lary 6
4 Don Drysdale 5
4 Ron Kline 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 48
2 Moe Drabowsky 47
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 39
4 Bob Turley 38
5 Sam Jones 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 6
2 Roy Face 4
2 Billy Muffett 4
2 Ed Roebuck 4
5 Bob Grim 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .370
2 Ted Williams .369
3 Willie Mays .337
4 Stan Musial .335
5 Gene Woodling .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
1 Duke Snider 42
3 Mickey Mantle 39
3 Roy Sievers 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 130
2 Roy Sievers 110
3 Gil Hodges 106
3 Stan Musial 106
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 43
2 Luis Aparicio 33
3 Jim Gilliam 26
4 Don Blasingame 21
4 Johnny Temple 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.51
2 Jim Bunning 2.58
3 Warren Spahn 2.61
4 Bobby Shantz 2.67
5 Johnny Podres 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Billy Pierce 20
3 Jim Bunning 19
4 Jack Sanford 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 189
2 Jack Sanford 179
3 Connie Johnson 177
4 Billy Pierce 175
5 Sam Jones 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
1 Clem Labine 19
3 Ray Narleski 16
4 Hersh Freeman 14
5 Marv Grissom 13